Hair shield



April 1935- 7 Y G. A. HUGHES 1,997,063

HAIR SHIELD Filed March 30, 1932 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Apr. 9, 1935 [ears r OFFICE HAIR SHIELD Grace A. Hughes, San Francisco, Calif. Application March 30, 1932, Serial No. 601,990

Claims.

This invention resides in the provision of a novel hair shield which may be quickly and easily fitted on the head of a person preparatory to facial treatments and other toilet operations on 5 the face, and will serve in a particularly eficient manner to protect the hair against derangement and prevent creams, powder, and other cosmetics from getting on or in the hair.

An object of the invention is to provide a shield of the character described which will cover the hair about the forehead and sides of the head and present to the face'at point of contact therewith a, smooth and substantially continuous surface onto which the .hands of an operator may be moved during a facial treatment without disturbing the position of the shield or causing a depositing of cosmetic material along the edge of the shield. I i

,, Another object of the invention is to provide a shield of the character described which will be small, compact, and comparatively inexpensive as well as comfortable in use. H I

Still another object is to provide a hair shield of the character described which maybe easily cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition for repeated use thereof. v

A further object of the invention is to provide a hair shield of the character described which is constructed of resilient material in such manner as to insure proper conformation thereof to the head of the wearer in a snug but comfortable fit and without deranging the hair.

The inventionpossessesother objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the fore-'- going, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention. which is illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing'made by the said drawing and description may be adopted within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure l is aside elevation of the hair shield of my invention as it would appear in use.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the plane of line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of the shield.

The present embodiment of my invention, as shown in detail in the accompanying drawing, comprises a shield body portion 4 preferably made of flexible, relatively stiff, resilient material such as celluloid and in an arcuate form so that it may be fitted upon the top and sides of head about the hair line of the forehead as particularly shown in Figure 1. In this position it will be noted that only the forward or lower edge 5 of the shield is disposed in contact with the head whereas the remainder is slanted outward and away from the head in order to avoid crushing or pressing downward or against, and consequently deranging, the hair. It will also be noted that the shield will lie over the cars so as to cover the hair and hair line around the ears as well as around the forehead whereby creams, powder or other cosmetics such as used in treating'the face are prevented from getting on or in the hair. Furthermore the resiliency and flexibility of the shield make for a snug fitting and proper conformation thereof tothe head while the'relative stiffness insures its remaining inproper shielding position at all times. i g

, As'may be particularly noted from Figures 1 and 2, the forward edge of the shield is tapered off to a sufficient thinness to lie substantiallyin the plane of the face with'which it is in contact to thus present the shield to the face as a smooth,

continuous surface substantially tangent to the curvature of the face at point of contact therewith. This construction enables the operator in massaging or applying certain materials tothe face to workhis hands or otherimplements to the very edge of and over the shield without meeting any appreciable obstruction or causing a deposit of materials along the edge of the shield. In order that a greatercontact surface may be afforded over the forward edge of the shield than would be normally presented by a single'sheet of celluloid or the like, a narrow-band 6 of celluloid,

or like material, may be positioned as here shown adjacent the edge 5. In the present case the band 6 is tapered at its outer edgelin conformity to the taper provided on the edge 5. I

Means is provided for holding the shield in proper position and as here shown is in the form of an arcuate flexible and resilient comb member l joinedwith the lower or forward edge of the body portion 4 and extending upward from said edge in divergent relation to the body portion proper. This comb preferably, and'as here shown, is secured to the band 6 and body portion by means ofa pair of rivets 8 and comprises a base 9 from which teeth it extend. In order to insure proper contact between the edge 5 and the face, the base 9 of the comb is tapered down to smoothly engage the band 6, andthe body portion of the shield between the edge 5 and the comb base is as shown in Figure 2 curved inwardly from the remainder of the shield. Preferably the ends of the comb l terminate short of the ends of the so" i '2' also function when applied about the base of the body portion 4 to permit the ends of the body to cover the ears. With this arrangement it will be seen, with particular reference to Figure 2, that the shield is substantially V-shaped in cross sec tion, there being, however, a: slight transverse as well as a longitudinal curve" in the member I to permit conformation thereof to the curve of the upper forehead of the wearer. be noted that the teeth It is further to H) are longitudinally curved and certain of the teeth arranged to extend, as shown in Figure 1, in arrears of the body 1 portion of the shield. This particular structure effectively prevents displacement of the edge 5.

in an outwardly inclined relation to the head.

Thus, the comb l properly positions the shield 4 while. at the, same time holding it in place on the head. 7 However I may use elastic straps H and ii for more securely fastening the shield in place, said straps being secured as shown to the ends of the comb-and having coacting fastening means J3 and M on their free ends. These straps head as shown in Figure l to hold any long hairs above and clear from theback of thenec k thus leaving this portion unobstructed and'readily aocessible by the operator for massaging or other treatment. I

with he shield fitted to the wearer as shown in Figure 1, it willbe apparent that the wearer may submit to various facial and toilet treatments without having th'ehair deranged or in any way soiled by the creams, lotions, or other cosmetics, which latter may beapplied right-up to the forward edge of the'bodyportion 4 in a thorough applicationthereof to the face owing to the close engagement of said edge with the head andthe disposition of the remainder of the shield relative to the head and hair. 7 Furthermore, owing tothe' arrangement of the'comb member I, the hair. will be held in place, as well as otherwise protected "as before mentioned, and the removal of the shield does not cause the hair to be deranged-.,; V 1 V I claim: 1 7 1. In a shield mountable on the head of a person for covering the hair preparatory to a'facial treatment, an arcuate resilient body member adapted to cover the hair about the forehead and sides of the head and having a relatively thin 7 forward edge for engagement with the face to thereby form between the face and the member a substantially continuous surface over which the hands of the operator may be movedduring the facial, treatment; and a comb on said member provided with teeth extending rearwardly from said treatment. 7 r

r 2. In a shield mountable on the head of a person for covering the hair preparatory to a facial 7 treatment, an arcu'ate' resilient body member adapted to cover the hair about the forehead and sides of the head and having a relatively thin forward edge for engagement with the face to thereby form between the face and themember a substantially continuous surface over which the hands of the operator may be moved during the facial treatment, a comb on said member provided with teeth extending rearwardly from said forward edge and being longitudinally curved to conform to the shape of the head to support said member and to prevent disengagementof said edge with the face upon movement-of the hands from the face over said member during said treatment, and strap members secured to the ends of said comb forfastening the body member upon the head. h

3.' In a shield mountable on the head of a person for covering the hair preparatory to a facial treatment, an arcuate resilient body member adapted to cover the hair about the forehead and sides of the head and having .a'relatively thin forward edge for engagement/with theface to thereby form between the, face and the member a substantially continuous surface over which the hands of the operator may be moved during the facial treatment, and acomb secured to said member in spaced relation to said edge, the portion of said member between said'edge and comb being inwardly lcurved from the remainder of said memberto therebyv insurecontactof said edge with theface, and said. remainder of said.

member extending back in substantially'a plane from said portion' and in spaced Jrelation'to the I engagement with the faceof sufficient thinness to I form between the face and the member asubstantially continuous surface over which thej hands of the'operator maybe moved during the facial treatment, and a comb on said member provided with teeth extending rearwardly from said edgeto a point in arrears to said member, said teeth being longitudinally curved to support said member and to prevent disengagement of said edge with the face upon movement of the hands from the face over said member during, said treatment. I

5. A device for shielding the hair from the face of a head, comprising a curved stiff shield mem mountableion the headof a per ber arranged for positioning with an-edge there r of against the face about the hair line of the head and to extend in overlying relation to the hair, and a comb carried'by said shield member and arranged for engagement with the hair and .be-'

ing angularly set with relation to. said shield member so as toielevate andmaintain the latter in unpressing. and unwilling position over said hair.

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